1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – February 24th
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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas
The 2 Seeds
Duke, Auburn, Purdue, Michigan State
The 3 Seeds
North Carolina, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Tennessee
The 4 Seeds
Arizona, Wichita State, West Virginia, Ohio State
The 5 Seeds
Clemson, Gonzaga, Rhode Island, Kentucky
The 6 Seeds
Michigan, Nevada, Houston, TCU
The 7 Seeds
Arizona State, Florida State, Texas A&M, Alabama
The 8 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Creighton, Missouri, Seton Hall
The 9 Seeds
Oklahoma, Arkansas, St. Mary’s (CA), Florida
The 10 Seeds
Butler, Kansas State, Miami (FL), Providence
The 11 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, NC State, St. Bonaventure, Texas, USC
The 12 Seeds
UCLA, Baylor, Loyola-Chicago, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Mexico State
The 13 Seeds
South Dakota State, Buffalo, Vermont, Murray State
The 14 Seeds
College of Charleston, East Tennessee State, Rider, Bucknell
The 15 Seeds
Montana, Northern Kentucky, Wagner, Florida Gulf Coast
The 16 Seeds
NC-Asheville, UC Irvine, Nicholls State, Harvard, Savannah State, Southern
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Texas, USC, UCLA, Baylor
First Four Out
Washington, Syracuse, Louisville, Utah
Next Four Out
Western Kentucky, LSU, Marquette, Boise State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (8), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), Big Ten (4), American (3), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, Florida State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, NC State
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State, Texas
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Creighton, Seton Hall, Butler, Providence
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – NC-Asheville
Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Harvard
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – Savannah State
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, USC, Washington
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Nicholls State
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette
SWAC – Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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